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'''Nouans-les-Fontaines''' is a [[village]] and [[Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department|commune]] in the [[Indre-et-Loire]] ''[[departments of France|département]]'' of central [[France]]. |
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! style="font-size: 16px;" | ''Canadian Soccer League'' |
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| style="font-size: 10px;" | [[Image:Current sport.svg|40px|]] ''[[Canadian Soccer League 2008 season]]'' |
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Founded''' |
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | 1926 |
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''First Season as CPSL''' |
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | 1998 |
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''First Season as CSL''' |
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | 2006 |
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Nation''' |
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Number of Teams''' |
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | 13 |
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Current Champions (2007)''' |
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Toronto Croatia]] |
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | [http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca CanadianSoccerLeague.ca] |
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The '''Canadian Soccer League (CSL)''' is the top [[Association football|soccer]] league In Canada. It is Canada's only professional soccer league, but only features teams based in [[Ontario]] and [[Quebec]]. It replaced the '''Canadian Professional Soccer League''' ('''CPSL'''), and was officially re-branded on [[May 17]], [[2006]]. The CSL is recognized as Canada's national league by [[FIFA]].<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=can/nationalleague/standings.html Canadian Soccer League at FIFA.com]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department]] |
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==History== |
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The CSL's first season was in 2006, with 11 active franchises, with the most notable change being the emergence of an international division as a complement to the more traditional national division |
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The forerunner of the CSL, The CPSL itself played its first season in 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://22066.vws.magma.ca/98cpsl01.htm|title=Canada to kick off pro league in May.|last=Da Costa|first=Norman|date=1997-08-21|publisher=Toronto Star|language=english|accessdate=2008-06-19}}</ref> by amalgamating four teams from the [[Canadian National Soccer League]] namely [[St. Catharines Wolves]], [[North York Astros]], [[London City]], and [[Toronto Croatia]] with four (4) expansion franchises ([[Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.|Mississauga]], [[York Region Shooters]], [[Glen Shields]] and [[Toronto Olympians]]). |
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[[Category:Communes of Indre-et-Loire]] |
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The (CSL) has a history going back to 1926 as the National Soccer League (NSL). |
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In 2006, the change to the CSL was more than merely a cosmetic alteration. An international division was added, a new set of rules, regulations and a new constitution were established, the schedule format was changed, and the relationship with the OSA and QSF was upgraded. |
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*1926-1992 [[National Soccer League (Canada)|National Soccer League]] |
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*1993-1997 [[Canadian National Soccer League]] |
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*1998-2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League |
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*2006-Current Canadian Soccer League |
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In early 2008, the CSL and the OSA established a "Memorandum of Understanding" which provided the CSL with an increased level of autonomy and independence from the governing body<ref>{{cite news |
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|accessdate=2008-07-25}}</ref>. This is expected to facilitate the league's expansion efforts. |
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The CSL season runs from May through to October with seven teams in the National Division and four teams in the International Division (recognizing the unique multiculturalism of Toronto's demographics) which debuted in 2006. The climax of the season is the CSL Championship Final, which takes place in October after an 8-team playoffs competition. |
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The CSL is the top level soccer league within Canada. However three Canadian clubs play in higher leagues based in the [[United States]] – [[Toronto FC]] in [[Major League Soccer]], [[Montreal Impact]] and [[Vancouver Whitecaps (USL)|Vancouver Whitecaps]] in the [[USL First Division]]. |
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The CSL has appealed to the CSA for its league champion to be added as the 4th team to the CONCACAF Champions League tournament [[CONCACAF Champions League]] as qualification is restricted to the winners of the 3 team [[Canadian Championship]] which they have not been permitted to enter. |
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The league is currently managed by former Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) president, Cary Kaplan (CSL Commissioner), and veteran soccer executive Stan Adamson (Executive Director). |
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2007 saw the debut of the Trois-Rivières Attak, replacing the existing [[Laval Dynamites]] franchise. The team is the junior/reserve side for the Montreal Impact USL First Division team. In 2008, Toronto FC of Major League Soccer, and owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, entered their Academy Team (TFC Academy) into the CSL. As a result, the CSL is now affiliated with two of Canada's top three professional soccer franchises: Toronto FC and the Montreal Impact. |
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Both the African Icons and FC Quebec have deferred beginning play in the league until 2009. Furthermore, the CSL has expressed an interest to aggressively seek a division in Western Canada as soon as possible.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/sports/story.html?id=ce66677b-85b2-4122-9d8e-234d196755cb|title=Sask. on radar for CSL|last=Zary|first=Darren|date=2008-07-10|publisher=The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon)|language=english|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/Sports/Soccer/2008/07/17/6180736-sun.html|title=Another kick at soccer|last=Swane|first=Brian|date=2008-07-17|publisher=Sun Media|language=e|accessdate=2008-07-18}}</ref> |
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==2008 teams== |
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===National Division=== |
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!Team |
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!Founded |
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|[[London City (soccer club)|London City]] |
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|1973 |
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|[[Cove Road Stadium]] |
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|[[London, Ontario]] |
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|[[North York Astros]] |
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|1990 |
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|[[Esther Shiner Stadium]] |
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|[[Toronto, Ontario]] |
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|[[St. Catharines Wolves]] |
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|1977 |
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|[[Club Roma]] |
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|[[St. Catharines, Ontario]] |
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|[[Trois-Rivières Attak]] |
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|2006 |
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|[[Stade de l'UQTR]] |
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|[[Trois-Rivières, Quebec]] |
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|[[Windsor Border Stars]] |
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|2004 |
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|[[Windsor Stadium]] |
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|[[Windsor, Ontario]] |
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|[[Brampton Lions]] |
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|2002 |
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|[[Victoria Park Stadium]] |
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|[[Brampton, Ontario]] |
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|[[TFC Academy]] |
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|2008 |
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|[[Lamport Stadium]] |
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|[[Toronto, Ontario]] |
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|[[FC Quebec]] (expansion) |
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|2009 |
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|[[Quebec City, Quebec]] |
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===International Division=== |
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All of these teams are located in the Toronto area. |
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!Team |
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!Founded |
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|[[Italia Shooters]] |
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|1998 |
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|[[Ontario Soccer Centre|St. Joan of Arc Turf Field]] |
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|[[Maple, Ontario]] |
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|[[Portugal FC]] |
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|2001 |
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|[[Lamport Stadium]] |
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|[[Toronto, Ontario]] |
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|[[Serbian White Eagles]] |
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|1968 |
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|[[Centennial Park Stadium]] |
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|[[Etobicoke, Ontario]] |
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|[[Toronto Croatia]] |
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|1956 |
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|[[Hershey Centre]] |
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|[[Mississauga, Ontario]] |
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|[[African Icons]] (expansion) |
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|2009 |
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|[[North York, Ontario]] |
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==CPSL/CSL Playoffs Championships== |
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!Season!!Champions !!Score !!Runners-up !!Regular Season Champions !! Points !! Regular Season Runners-up |
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|1998 ||St. Catharines Wolves || 2-2 (pk 4-2) ||Toronto Olympians ||Toronto Olympians || 40 ||St. Catharines Wolves |
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|1999 ||Toronto Olympians || 2-0 ||Toronto Croatia ||Toronto Olympians || 40 ||Toronto Croatia |
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|2000 ||Toronto Croatia || 2-1 ||Toronto Olympians ||Toronto Olympians || 37 ||St. Catharines Wolves |
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|2001 ||St. Catharines Wolves || 1-0 ||Toronto Supra ||Ottawa Wizards || 51 ||Toronto Olympians |
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|2002 ||Ottawa Wizards || 2-0 ||North York Astros ||Ottawa Wizards || 47 ||Montreal Dynamites |
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|2003 ||Brampton Hitmen || 1-0 ||Vaughan Sun Devils ||Ottawa Wizards || 44 ||Hamilton Thunder |
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|2004 ||Toronto Croatia || 4-0 ||Vaughan Shooters ||Toronto Supra || 46 ||Metro Lions |
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|2005 ||Oakville Blue Devils || 2-1 ||Vaughan Shooters ||Vaughan Shooters || 51 ||Toronto Croatia |
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|2006 ||Italia Shooters || 1-0 ||Serbian White Eagles ||Serbian White Eagles || 55 ||Toronto Croatia |
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|2007 ||Toronto Croatia || 4-1, 0-0* ||Serbian White Eagles ||Serbian White Eagles || 45 ||St. Catharines Wolves |
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* (2007)Due to concerns about security the final was played in two legs with fans of only one team attending each leg<ref>http://www.canadian-soccer.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13881 The Voyageurs Forum</ref>. |
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==All Time (1998-2007) CPSL/CSL Regular Season Records By Clubs== |
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!Club <br> <ref>The latest names are used for clubs who had name changes, e.g. [[Italia Shooters]] was formerly known as Vaughan Shooters.</ref> <br> |
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!Seasons <br> |
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| 1 || [[Toronto Croatia]] || 11 (1998-) |
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| 209 || 105 || 48 || 56 || 408 || 292 || +116 || 363 || 1.738 || 3 || || 3 |
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| 2 || [[Italia Shooters]] || 11 (1998-) |
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| 209 || 98 || 48 || 63 || 404 || 297 || +107 || 342 || 1.604 || 6 || 1 || 1 |
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| 3 || [[St. Catharines Wolves]] || 11 (1998-) |
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| 209 || 84 || 48 || 77 || 324 || 335 || -11 || 300 || 1.465 || 10 || || 3 |
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|4 || [[Trois-Rivières Attak]] || 7 (2001-2003; 2005-) |
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| 147 || 74 || 32 || 41 || 291 || 201 || +90 || 254 || 1.656 || 5 || 1 || 1 |
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| 5 || [[Portugal FC]] || 8 (2001-) |
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| 167 || 67 || 46 || 54 || 323 || 257 || +66 || 247 || 1.469 || 9 || 1 || |
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| 6 || [[Brampton Lions]] || 7 (2002-) |
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| 145 || 62 || 38 || 45 || 287 || 209 || +78 || 224 || 1.569 || 7 || || 1 |
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| 7 || [[Durham Storm]] || 8 (1998-2005) |
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| 143 || 69 || 15 || 59 || 319 || 266 || +53 || 222 || 1.552 || 8 || 3 || 1 |
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| 8 || [[North York Astros]] || 11 (1998-) |
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| 209 || 55 || 42 || 112 || 293 || 450 || -157 || 207 || 0.930 || 14 || || |
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| 9 || [[Brampton Stallions]] || 6 (2001-2006) |
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| 123 || 43 || 31 || 49 || 191 || 205 || -14 || 160 || 1.301 || 11 || || |
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|10 || [[London City (soccer club)|London City]]|| 11 (1998-) |
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| 209 || 37 || 41 || 131 || 261 || 572 || -311 || 152 || 0.798 || 17 || || |
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|11 || [[Ottawa Wizards]] || 3 (2001-2003) |
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| 59 || 44 || 10 || 5 || 159 || 39 || +120 || 142 || 2.407 || 1 || 3 || |
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|12 || [[Serbian White Eagles]] || 3 (2006-) |
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| 66 || 43 || 12 || 11 || 154 || 68 || + 86 || 141 || || || 2 || |
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|13 || [[Hamilton Thunder]] || 4 (2002-2005) |
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| 79 || 38 || 22 || 19 || 147 || 88 || +59 || 136 || 1.722 || 4 || || 1 |
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|14 || [[Windsor Border Stars]] || 5 (2004-) |
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| 108 || 37 || 23 || 48 || 172 || 191 || -19 || 134 || 1.256 || 12 || || |
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|15 || [[York Region Shooters]] || 5 (1998-2002) |
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| 83 || 24 || 14 || 45 || 125 || 199 || -74 || 86 || 1.036 || 13 || || |
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|16 || [[Durham Flames]] || 5 (1999-2003) |
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| 87 || 20 || 14 || 53 || 136 || 231 || -95 || 74 || 0.850 || 15 || || |
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|17 || [[TFC Academy]] || 1 (2008-) |
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| 22 || 6 || 2 || 14 || 26 || 44 || -18 || 20 || N/A || N/A || || |
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|18 || [[Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.]] || 1 (1998) |
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| 14 || 3 || 1 || 10 || 29 || 44 || -15 || 10 || 0.714 || 17 || || |
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|19 || [[Caribbean Selects]] || 1 (2006) |
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| 22 || 1 || 3 || 18 || 15 || 87 || -72 || 4 || 0.182 || 18 || || |
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==All Time (1998-2008) CPSL/CSL Playoff Records By Clubs== |
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!Playoffs <br> Reached <br> vs <br> Seasons <br> Played <br> |
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!GP <br> |
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!W <br> |
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!2nd <br> |
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| 1 || [[Toronto Croatia]] |
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| 9/11|| 20 || 13 || 1 || 6 || 39 || 22 || +17 || 40 || 2.105 || 1 || 3 || 1 |
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| 2 || [[Italia Shooters]] |
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| 8/11|| 18 || 10 || 1 || 7 || 31 || 29 || +2 || 31 || 1.647 || 3 || 1 || 3 |
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| 3 || [[Durham Storm]] |
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| 5/9 || 11 || 7 || 1 || 3 || 27 || 16 || +11 || 22 || 2.000 || 4 || 1 || 2 |
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| 4 || [[St. Catharines Wolves]] |
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| 5/10 || 9 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 14 || 11 || +3 || 14 || 1.556 || 2 || 2 || |
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| 5 || [[Brampton Lions]] |
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| 6/7 || 9 || 4 || 1 || 4 || 14 || 13 || +1 || 13 || 1.625 || 5 || 1 || |
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| 6 || [[Serbian White Eagles]] |
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| 3/3 || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 14 || 8 || +6 || 13 || 1.857 || 8 || || 2 |
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| 7 || [[Brampton Stallions]] |
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| 3/6 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 7 || -2 || 7 || 1.400 || 7 || 1 || |
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| 8 || [[Ottawa Wizards]] |
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| 3/3 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 6 || -1 || 6 || 1.500 || 6 || 1 || |
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| 9 || [[North York Astros]] |
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| 5/11|| 7 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 7 || 14 || -7 || 6 || 0.857 || 9 || || 1 |
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|10 || [[Trois-Rivières Attak]] |
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| 6/7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 6 || 11 || -5 || 3 || 0.500 || 12 || || |
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|11 || [[Portugal FC]] |
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| 5/8 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 9 || 15 || -6 || 6 || 0.600 || 10 || || 1 |
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|12 || [[Windsor Border Stars]] |
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| 4/5 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 6 || 17 || -11 || 3 || 0.600 || 11 || || |
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|13 || [[London City]] |
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| 2/11|| 3 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 6 || -3 || 2 || 0.667 || 13 || || |
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|14 || [[Hamilton Thunder]] |
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| 4/4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 7 || -5 || 0 || 0.000 || 14 || || |
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==Complete Team List== |
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* [[African Icons]] (2009 Expansion) |
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* [[Brampton Stallions]] (2001-2006; ''Brampton Hitmen 2001-04''; currently 'dormant') |
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* [[Brampton Lions]] (2002-present; ''Metro Lions 2002-2004, Oakville Blue Devils 2004-2006, Canadian Lions 2007'') |
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* [[Caribbean Selects]] (2006; folded) |
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* [[Durham Flames]] (1999-2003; ''Oshawa Flames 1999-00''; folded) |
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* [[Durham Storm]] (1998-2005; ''Toronto Oympians 1998-01, Mississauga Olympians 2002-03''; folded) |
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* [[Hamilton Thunder]] (2002-05; folded) |
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* [[Italia Shooters]] (1998-present; ''Glen Shields 1998, Glen Shields Sun Devils 1999-2001, Vaughan Sun Devils 2002-03, Vaughan Shooters 2004-05'') |
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* [[London City (soccer club)|London City]] (1998-present) |
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* [[Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.]] (1998; folded) |
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* [[North York Astros]] (1998-present) |
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* [[Portugal FC]] (2001-present; ''Toronto Supra 2001-05, Toronto Supra Portuguese 2006, Portuguese Supra 2007'') |
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* [[Ottawa Wizards]] (2001-03; folded) |
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* [[FC Quebec]] (2009 Expansion) |
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* [[Serbian White Eagles]] (2006-present) |
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* [[St. Catharines Wolves]] (1998-present) |
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* [[TFC Academy]] (2008-present) |
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* [[Toronto Croatia]] (1998-present) |
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* [[Trois-Rivières Attak]] (2001-2003: 2005-Present); ''Monteal Dynamites 2001-2002, Laval Dynamites 2003, 2005-2006;) |
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* [[Windsor Border Stars]] (2004-present) |
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* [[York Region Shooters]] (1998-2002; absorbed by Italia Shooters) |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/ Official CSL website] |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 21:40, 11 October 2008
Canadian Soccer League |
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Canadian Soccer League 2008 season |
File:CSL-LOGO.gif |
Founded |
1926 |
First Season as CPSL |
1998 |
First Season as CSL |
2006 |
Nation |
Canada |
Number of Teams |
13 |
Current Champions (2007) |
Toronto Croatia |
Website |
CanadianSoccerLeague.ca |
The Canadian Soccer League (CSL) is the top soccer league In Canada. It is Canada's only professional soccer league, but only features teams based in Ontario and Quebec. It replaced the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL), and was officially re-branded on May 17, 2006. The CSL is recognized as Canada's national league by FIFA.[1]
History
The CSL's first season was in 2006, with 11 active franchises, with the most notable change being the emergence of an international division as a complement to the more traditional national division
The forerunner of the CSL, The CPSL itself played its first season in 1998[2] by amalgamating four teams from the Canadian National Soccer League namely St. Catharines Wolves, North York Astros, London City, and Toronto Croatia with four (4) expansion franchises (Mississauga, York Region Shooters, Glen Shields and Toronto Olympians).
The (CSL) has a history going back to 1926 as the National Soccer League (NSL).
In 2006, the change to the CSL was more than merely a cosmetic alteration. An international division was added, a new set of rules, regulations and a new constitution were established, the schedule format was changed, and the relationship with the OSA and QSF was upgraded.
- 1926-1992 National Soccer League
- 1993-1997 Canadian National Soccer League
- 1998-2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League
- 2006-Current Canadian Soccer League
In early 2008, the CSL and the OSA established a "Memorandum of Understanding" which provided the CSL with an increased level of autonomy and independence from the governing body[3]. This is expected to facilitate the league's expansion efforts.
The CSL season runs from May through to October with seven teams in the National Division and four teams in the International Division (recognizing the unique multiculturalism of Toronto's demographics) which debuted in 2006. The climax of the season is the CSL Championship Final, which takes place in October after an 8-team playoffs competition.
The CSL is the top level soccer league within Canada. However three Canadian clubs play in higher leagues based in the United States – Toronto FC in Major League Soccer, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division.
The CSL has appealed to the CSA for its league champion to be added as the 4th team to the CONCACAF Champions League tournament CONCACAF Champions League as qualification is restricted to the winners of the 3 team Canadian Championship which they have not been permitted to enter.
The league is currently managed by former Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) president, Cary Kaplan (CSL Commissioner), and veteran soccer executive Stan Adamson (Executive Director).
2007 saw the debut of the Trois-Rivières Attak, replacing the existing Laval Dynamites franchise. The team is the junior/reserve side for the Montreal Impact USL First Division team. In 2008, Toronto FC of Major League Soccer, and owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, entered their Academy Team (TFC Academy) into the CSL. As a result, the CSL is now affiliated with two of Canada's top three professional soccer franchises: Toronto FC and the Montreal Impact.
Both the African Icons and FC Quebec have deferred beginning play in the league until 2009. Furthermore, the CSL has expressed an interest to aggressively seek a division in Western Canada as soon as possible.[4] [5]
2008 teams
National Division
Team | Founded | Ground | City |
---|---|---|---|
London City | 1973 | Cove Road Stadium | London, Ontario |
North York Astros | 1990 | Esther Shiner Stadium | Toronto, Ontario |
St. Catharines Wolves | 1977 | Club Roma | St. Catharines, Ontario |
Trois-Rivières Attak | 2006 | Stade de l'UQTR | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
Windsor Border Stars | 2004 | Windsor Stadium | Windsor, Ontario |
Brampton Lions | 2002 | Victoria Park Stadium | Brampton, Ontario |
TFC Academy | 2008 | Lamport Stadium | Toronto, Ontario |
FC Quebec (expansion) | 2009 | TBA | Quebec City, Quebec |
International Division
All of these teams are located in the Toronto area.
Team | Founded | Ground | City |
---|---|---|---|
Italia Shooters | 1998 | St. Joan of Arc Turf Field | Maple, Ontario |
Portugal FC | 2001 | Lamport Stadium | Toronto, Ontario |
Serbian White Eagles | 1968 | Centennial Park Stadium | Etobicoke, Ontario |
Toronto Croatia | 1956 | Hershey Centre | Mississauga, Ontario |
African Icons (expansion) | 2009 | TBA | North York, Ontario |
CPSL/CSL Playoffs Championships
Season | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Regular Season Champions | Points | Regular Season Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | St. Catharines Wolves | 2-2 (pk 4-2) | Toronto Olympians | Toronto Olympians | 40 | St. Catharines Wolves |
1999 | Toronto Olympians | 2-0 | Toronto Croatia | Toronto Olympians | 40 | Toronto Croatia |
2000 | Toronto Croatia | 2-1 | Toronto Olympians | Toronto Olympians | 37 | St. Catharines Wolves |
2001 | St. Catharines Wolves | 1-0 | Toronto Supra | Ottawa Wizards | 51 | Toronto Olympians |
2002 | Ottawa Wizards | 2-0 | North York Astros | Ottawa Wizards | 47 | Montreal Dynamites |
2003 | Brampton Hitmen | 1-0 | Vaughan Sun Devils | Ottawa Wizards | 44 | Hamilton Thunder |
2004 | Toronto Croatia | 4-0 | Vaughan Shooters | Toronto Supra | 46 | Metro Lions |
2005 | Oakville Blue Devils | 2-1 | Vaughan Shooters | Vaughan Shooters | 51 | Toronto Croatia |
2006 | Italia Shooters | 1-0 | Serbian White Eagles | Serbian White Eagles | 55 | Toronto Croatia |
2007 | Toronto Croatia | 4-1, 0-0* | Serbian White Eagles | Serbian White Eagles | 45 | St. Catharines Wolves |
2008 | Trois Rivieres Attak | 47 | Italia Shooters |
- (2007)Due to concerns about security the final was played in two legs with fans of only one team attending each leg[6].
All Time (1998-2007) CPSL/CSL Regular Season Records By Clubs
(Pts) # |
Club [7] |
Seasons |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
PPG |
(PPG) # |
1st |
2nd |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Toronto Croatia | 11 (1998-) | 209 | 105 | 48 | 56 | 408 | 292 | +116 | 363 | 1.738 | 3 | 3 | |
2 | Italia Shooters | 11 (1998-) | 209 | 98 | 48 | 63 | 404 | 297 | +107 | 342 | 1.604 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
3 | St. Catharines Wolves | 11 (1998-) | 209 | 84 | 48 | 77 | 324 | 335 | -11 | 300 | 1.465 | 10 | 3 | |
4 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 7 (2001-2003; 2005-) | 147 | 74 | 32 | 41 | 291 | 201 | +90 | 254 | 1.656 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Portugal FC | 8 (2001-) | 167 | 67 | 46 | 54 | 323 | 257 | +66 | 247 | 1.469 | 9 | 1 | |
6 | Brampton Lions | 7 (2002-) | 145 | 62 | 38 | 45 | 287 | 209 | +78 | 224 | 1.569 | 7 | 1 | |
7 | Durham Storm | 8 (1998-2005) | 143 | 69 | 15 | 59 | 319 | 266 | +53 | 222 | 1.552 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
8 | North York Astros | 11 (1998-) | 209 | 55 | 42 | 112 | 293 | 450 | -157 | 207 | 0.930 | 14 | ||
9 | Brampton Stallions | 6 (2001-2006) | 123 | 43 | 31 | 49 | 191 | 205 | -14 | 160 | 1.301 | 11 | ||
10 | London City | 11 (1998-) | 209 | 37 | 41 | 131 | 261 | 572 | -311 | 152 | 0.798 | 17 | ||
11 | Ottawa Wizards | 3 (2001-2003) | 59 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 159 | 39 | +120 | 142 | 2.407 | 1 | 3 | |
12 | Serbian White Eagles | 3 (2006-) | 66 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 154 | 68 | + 86 | 141 | 2 | |||
13 | Hamilton Thunder | 4 (2002-2005) | 79 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 147 | 88 | +59 | 136 | 1.722 | 4 | 1 | |
14 | Windsor Border Stars | 5 (2004-) | 108 | 37 | 23 | 48 | 172 | 191 | -19 | 134 | 1.256 | 12 | ||
15 | York Region Shooters | 5 (1998-2002) | 83 | 24 | 14 | 45 | 125 | 199 | -74 | 86 | 1.036 | 13 | ||
16 | Durham Flames | 5 (1999-2003) | 87 | 20 | 14 | 53 | 136 | 231 | -95 | 74 | 0.850 | 15 | ||
17 | TFC Academy | 1 (2008-) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 20 | N/A | N/A | ||
18 | Mississauga Eagles P.S.C. | 1 (1998) | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 10 | 0.714 | 17 | ||
19 | Caribbean Selects | 1 (2006) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 87 | -72 | 4 | 0.182 | 18 |
All Time (1998-2008) CPSL/CSL Playoff Records By Clubs
(Pts) # |
Club [8] |
Playoffs Reached vs Seasons Played |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
PPG |
Rank (by Champions, Runners-Up, PPG) |
1st |
2nd |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Toronto Croatia | 9/11 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 40 | 2.105 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
2 | Italia Shooters | 8/11 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 31 | 1.647 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Durham Storm | 5/9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 22 | 2.000 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
4 | St. Catharines Wolves | 5/10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 14 | 1.556 | 2 | 2 | |
5 | Brampton Lions | 6/7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | 1.625 | 5 | 1 | |
6 | Serbian White Eagles | 3/3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 | 1.857 | 8 | 2 | |
7 | Brampton Stallions | 3/6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 7 | 1.400 | 7 | 1 | |
8 | Ottawa Wizards | 3/3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 | 1.500 | 6 | 1 | |
9 | North York Astros | 5/11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 6 | 0.857 | 9 | 1 | |
10 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 6/7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 | 0.500 | 12 | ||
11 | Portugal FC | 5/8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 6 | 0.600 | 10 | 1 | |
12 | Windsor Border Stars | 4/5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 3 | 0.600 | 11 | ||
13 | London City | 2/11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 0.667 | 13 | ||
14 | Hamilton Thunder | 4/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 |
Complete Team List
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External links
References
- ^ Canadian Soccer League at FIFA.com
- ^ Da Costa, Norman (1997-08-21). "Canada to kick off pro league in May". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ "CSL agreement means more independence". canadiansoccerleague.ca. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
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- ^ Swane, Brian (2008-07-17). "Another kick at soccer" (in e). Sun Media. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
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